Victoria Minis Car Club
TRIVIA QUIZ and ANSWER SHEET (Thanks
to Dave Walker)
1
Sir Alec Assigonis designed
the Mini and the Moke. What other car did he design before the mini?
2
How many pounds did John Cooper get
for each Mini sold? 300,000 were sold in one year!
3
What landmark million drove off the
Mini’s production line at Longbridge in 1986?
A)
4 Million
B)
5 Million
C)
6 Million
4 In what year was the Mokes
production facilities Moved to Australia?
5
In 1959 the Mini was revealed under the
Mini Seven or the Morris Mini Minor. What was it’s selling
price?
A)
£496.00
B)
£586.00
C)
£640.00
6
In the Movie "The Italian Job. How many
English made vehicles were destroyed?
7
What were they?
8
The Mini was manufactured in two plants in
the United Kingdom. What were the plant locations?
9
Paddy Hopkirk and Henry Lidden won the 1964
Monte Carlo. Who won the 1965 Monte Carlo
10
BMW (parent company of BMW and MINI) has
officially registered what name for the upcoming Crossover Mini?
11
The last Mini (a red Cooper Sport) was
built on October 4, 2000 and presented to the British Motor Industry Heritage
Trust in December of that year.
A total of
how many minis were manufactured?
A: 5,873,493
B: 5,387,862
C: 5,295,608
12
Alec Issigonis was a well known Gin drinker
what brand of Gin did he prefer to drink?
13
What colour was the 1978 Morris Mini 1000
used in the making of the Movie Goodbye Pork Pie?
14
As the mini grew in popularity and changes
were made to the cars, these were called Marks. I.e. a MkI or Mk II. How many
Marks were there up to the last production year?
15
The Mini Van was produced for 22 years and
521,494 were made. What years was the Mini Van produced in?
16
What was the name of the designer that used
black and white striped material for the interior of the designer Mini?
17
Minis placed 1st 2nd and 3rd in the Monte
Carlo Rally but were disqualified due to a technicality. What year was
this?
18
The New Mark II Mini has three body styles.
What are they?
19
Mr Bean's second mini was a 1979 British
Leyland Mini 1000, Lime Green with a Black bonnet. Registration #SLW 287R. What
was the colour of the first Mr Bean Mini?
20
Do you know what happened to the first Mr
Bean Mini?
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Answers Points
1) Morris
Minor
[1]
2) £2
Pounds for every mini
sold. [1]
3) B) 5
Million [1]
4) In
1968 [1]
5) A)
£496.00
[1]
6)
9
[1]
7) The Lorry, 5 Mini
Coopers, 2 Jaguars, 1 Aston
Martin [4]
8) Longbridge and Cowley
[2]
9) Timo Makinen/Paul
Easter [2]
10) The
Countryman [1]
11)
5,387,862 [1]
12) Gordon's
Gin [1]
13)
Yellow [1]
14) Mk
VII [1]
15) 1960 to
1982 [2]
16) Mary
Quant [1]
17)
1966 [1]
18) MKII Hatchback,
Convertable &
Estate [3]
19)
Orange [1]
20) The Mini was destroyed
in an off screen crash at the end of the first episode. [1]
TOTAL SCORE OUT OF
28
/28
If your score is under
10 You do have a Mini
right? Shame on You!
If your score is between 11 and 15 You are on the right track!
If your score is between 16 and 20 Now your getting it!
If you r score is between 21 and 25 Your good but! I’ll have to keep an eye on you!
If your score is between 26 and 28 Excellent Work! You should be writing your own quiz!!!